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USG Chapter 7-1 quiz

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
In order for a bill to become a law, the bill must pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
 

 2. 
Most bills introduced in Congress die in committee.
 

 3. 
Congress can override a presidential veto by a 3/4 majority in both chambers.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 
To introduce a bill into the House, a member must ______
a.
sign it.
c.
vote for it.
b.
drop it in the hopper.
d.
report it to committee.
 

 5. 
These meetings are sessions at which a committee listens to testimony on a bill.
a.
hearings
c.
pigeonholing
b.
first reading
d.
public bill
 

 6. 
This action could allow the president to kill a bill during the last 10 days Congress is in session by refusing to act on it.
a.
private bill
c.
rider
b.
pocket veto
d.
line-item veto
 

 7. 
When a congressional committee is finished discussing and modifying a bill, the committee must _________it for floor action or kill it.
a.
present
c.
report
b.
vote for
d.
send
 

 8. 
In which step of the bill making process can members of both chambers (HR and Senate) reach a compromise, before sending the bill to the floors of each chamber for final vote on the combined bill?
a.
Committee Action
c.
Floor Action
b.
Approved Bill Sent to President
d.
Conference Action
 

 9. 
In which step does the full House of Representatives debate on the bill?
a.
Committee Action
c.
Floor Action
b.
Debate Committee
d.
Conference Action
 

 10. 
This mechanism is used to propose amendments to the United States Constitution.
a.
concurrent resolution
c.
simple resolution
b.
private bill
d.
joint resolution
 

 11. 
The last step in the bill making process before the bill becomes a law requires that ___________
a.
the people vote for the bill.
c.
the Speaker of the House reads the bill to the public.
b.
the Senate approves the bill.
d.
the President signs the bill.
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
conferees
d.
public bills
b.
private bills
e.
simple resolution
c.
rider
 

 12. 

 bills dealing with individual people or places _______________
 

 13. 

 bills dealing with general matters ___________________
 

 14. 

 affects one house of Congress __________________
 

 15. 

 unrelated provision attached to a bill __________________
 

 16. 

 conference committee members ______________________
 



 
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